20 Amendments of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towardwhereas undeclared work, or bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subcontracting, leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorating levels of worker protection,;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas instruments that help combat fraud and social dumping, such as Directive 2014/67/EU, have still to be implemented in several Member States and their impact will have to be properly analysed;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based oand the Member States to respect the principles laid down in ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectoron-the-spot checks to be carryied out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying ‘letterbox companies’, which body would work in coordination with the; draws attention to the existence of structures such as the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee or the European platform againstto tackle undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involvedand the need to make use of them;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based oand the Member States to enforce the working conditions laid down in ILO Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, and to ensure that inspections are properly conducted so that possible breaches of the rules or abuses are identified;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that Directive 96/71/EC refers only to Articles 57 and 66 TFEU relating to the freedom to provide services and freedom of movement; believes that its legal basis must be complemented by Articles 151 and 153 TFEUthere is need to distinguish between the posting of workers in the context of the provision of services, in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC, and the freedom of movement of workers;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Wishes periods of postings to be limited in Directive 96/71/CEC and temporary employment agencies to be excluded from the scope of the directive;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to clarifyMember States to implement the provisions so that a distinction can be drawn between employees and self- employed workers to combat ‘bogus self- employment’; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they workthis problem has significant consequences with regard to the social protection of workers and could have an effect on free competition;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. BelieveConsiders that the rules on cabotageweekly in- cab rest periods are not sufficiently precise, which facilitates the practice of some ro; calls on the Commission to clarify these rules to prevent national legislation from being ad operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatoryted that would fragment the internal market; wishes, as a general principle, that drivers should be able to spend rest perior notificationds at home;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for a new regulation on groundhandling at airports to ensure mandatoryreconcile the objectives of improved social and wage protection for workers in the event of new calls for tenders or the partial loss of work, and greater flexibility and competitiveness in the provision of such services; supports the introduction of rules to ensure the effective implementation of laws with regard to airlines with ‘operational bases’ in the territory of a Member State; calls for the clarification of the definition of 'home base' to protect the social rights of cabin crews, in particular their rest periods;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission shortly to submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels providing regular cargo, passenger and ferry services operating between Member States so that the conditions applicable on board a vessel are those of the State applying the most favourable standards for workers, in addition to other measures on vessel flagging, to ensure that those in maritime professions remain employed and receive the necessary training;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, drawing on the US Jones Act, to takevaluate the necessary measures to ensure thatpromote a situation where vessels carrying goods between two European ports are built in Europe, fly a European flag and are owned by a European company; calls for the law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is based;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission rapidly to draw up proposals to combat unfairon the digital and sharing economy to ensure fair conditions for tax, labour and competition, in the digital and sharing economyaddition to customer protection;
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a social protocol is necessary to ensure the primacy of fundamental rights over economic freedomsthe improving economic situation must be accompanied by more favourable labour relations for workers to deepen the social market economy further;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the Commission's commitment to proposing a basis of minimum social rightat, in its 2016 work programme, the Commission planned to establish a Pillar of Social Rights to analyse existing gaps in order to make progress towards greater alignment between social and work issues; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social systems cannot provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework;
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. DesireConsiders that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60 % of the average nationals that enable workers to live a decent life are important for social cohesion and for maintaining a productive economy, but recalls that the setting of wage; cs falls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workerwithin the competency of the Member States;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as, after studying and analysing all the options, of a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro area;